☆A classic masterpiece by Claire Weeks, a pioneer in modern anxiety treatment.
☆A portable manual for anti-anxiety warriors around the world.
☆A treatment guide with special focus on agoraphobia patients.
☆Specially includes 8 treatment diaries written by the author for more than 1,300 neurotic patients from 1968 to 1970.
☆Best-selling all over the world for nearly 50 years, officially authorized by Harper Collins.
☆Tens of millions of patients around the world practice effective non-drug treatments.
☆Recommended reading by the anxiety disorder patient community!
☆Recommended reading by psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and general practitioners in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries!
In the 1960s, agoraphobia was an unrecognized disease and even unheard of by some doctors. With the publication (1962) of Dr. Claire Weeks's masterpiece "Anxiety Self-Help: Healing Anxiety Disorders from a Nervous System Perspective" and its best-seller, the understanding of this disease has taken a big step forward, both in the patient population and in the field of traditional medicine or psychiatric treatment.
In Dr. Weeks's previous book, "Self-Help for Anxiety Disorders: Healing Anxiety Disorders from a Nervous System Perspective," she focused on analyzing common neuroses, especially the pathological causes of anxiety disorders, and proposed a set of simple and effective treatments. After 10 years, Dr. Weeks wrote her second work - "Self-Help for Anxiety Disorders (Practical)", which also sold well all over the world.
The biggest feature of this book is that it uses real cases as a template to restore the treatment process. Including the doubts, hesitations, repetitions, and misunderstandings of patients during treatment, Dr. Weeks answered them one by one, provided guidance, and strengthened their confidence to help patients go better on the road to self-salvation.
There is a kind of fear: it is so irrational that it makes people afraid to leave home, go to the supermarket, take the bus, or even go to kindergarten to pick up the children from school; it is so real that it makes people dizzy, their heart beats like a drum, and their hands tremble. It's called agoraphobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder.
This book is the second in the series "Self-Help for Anxiety Disorders" by Claire Weeks, a pioneer in the treatment of modern anxiety disorders. Prior to this book, there was no book written by a physician directly for patients suffering from agoraphobia.
In addition to helping people with anxiety, Dr. Weeks provides practical guidance specifically for patients suffering from agoraphobia. In addition to continuing to analyze in depth the neurological causes, cognitive causes and emotional patterns that lead to anxiety disorders, this book also uses real cases as a template to restore the patient's treatment process in detail. The book specifically includes 8 treatment diaries written by the author for more than 1,300 neurotic patients from 1968 to 1970. Most of these patients suffer from agoraphobia and come from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, Japan and other countries.
Whether you have agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, another specific anxiety disorder, or even a co-occurring condition like depression, this book
Reader comments
I didn't expect to see such a real version of myself in a psychology book, and I wasn't the only one who didn't receive any strange looks. I still hope that someone can help me. A doctor once told me that it was not recommended to travel far away to study if I was not cured. Later, I understood that I had to face all the problems alone. The fear of taking a train, taking a high-speed rail, or taking a bus for the first time, being overwhelmed, and afraid that anything would go wrong. Even my brain stopped functioning, and I would tremble when I stood at the station ticket gate. I dare not close my eyes 24 hours a day on the train, I am afraid of being slow to swipe the code on the bus (I choose not to go out), I am afraid of crossing the road (I choose to try not to let anything happen that requires me to walk to the opposite side)... I feel that fear and anxiety have taken over my life. No one can understand this feeling. Others will only think that I am too anxious and think too much. I also try to slowly make myself better. The so-called slowly getting better really means persistence and being forced to persist. I have to deal with these things, such as taking a bus or shopping. I am alone outside. I can only force myself to face it. It is a big challenge every time. I went out to study, but I still couldn't get rid of my anxiety, which turned into a fear of the day. I only felt alive at night. I never fell asleep during my lunch break. I listened to my fast beating heart and felt all kinds of discomfort in my stomach. I thought I was probably too anxious and vigilant. Anxiety has made my life very difficult. I am also very uncomfortable physically. It has hurt me mentally and physically. I hope that one day, I can stop being so anxious and be normal.
Although I am not a doctor, I agree with your statement. It is very good. The universe is programmed and its will cannot be changed. In Buddhist terms (all laws are empty and cause and effect is not empty), the mind is the best medicine (human practice in the world is to cultivate the mind). Therefore, as the Buddha says (there is nothing outside the heart), the heart is the human soul. Think about it, if the mind is strong, why fear ghosts and gods? [Like] [Like] [Like] [Love]
1. The two most important words are "acceptance".
Accept your various physical reactions when anxiety or fear comes, accept that you can't calm down, accept that you will fail, accept that you will fail again and again.
2. Only by constantly mustering up the courage to face problems can problems be solved.
Even if you fail often, you must have the courage to face your fear again and again, adopt the "acceptance" method, and do not escape or immerse yourself in it.
To quote from the book, "Successfully overcoming difficulties once only means a momentary burst of courage; only successfully overcoming difficulties many times shows that courage is not a whim, but has become an instinct of the body."
I recommend reading this book, it will bring you strength.
Very practical, exactly the same as the situation I am treating myself now
There is some illumination, and the idea of agoraphobia is interesting.
——
I am used to eating a few familiar meals every day without thinking about the reason behind it. Is it out of laziness or fear?
This choice is not necessarily the best, but it is safe and known.
In other words, the window I haven't tasted might not be as bad or as daunting as I imagined.
Life is beautiful, don't let anxiety get to you. This is a practical guide to managing and coping with anxiety disorders. Through rhetorical devices such as metaphor and parallelism, the author provides some specific methods and strategies for dealing with anxiety disorders. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the causes, symptoms, and effects of anxiety disorders, while sharing some self-help techniques and psychological adjustment methods through cases and practical experience. Readers can gradually alleviate the symptoms of anxiety disorders and improve their mental health through learning and practice. Read this book not only to gain professional knowledge about anxiety disorders, but also to think about the importance of mental health and personal coping strategies when facing anxiety.
Very practical! A portable handbook for anti-anxiety warriors around the world, highly recommended to the anxiety patient community. The book analyzes the causes of anxiety disorders and guides readers to understand the root causes of their own anxiety disorders, so as to prescribe the right medicine and provide a wealth of solutions. In the process of reading, it is also a process of self-diagnosis and self-salvation. It is very practical and can lead people to come out. It is highly recommended for friends who feel anxious about many things right now to read it.
I have read the first and second volumes of the physical book, and I have gained something. However, the best situation is to live a normal life. When encountering problems, you still cannot do without medicine. Now that I have chewed it over and over again, I have a deeper understanding, and boldly follow the author's suggestions to try. Don't be discouraged even if you fail and repeat!
Modern society is developing rapidly, and everyone has varying degrees of anxiety. If you are also troubled by anxiety and tension, you become distracted all day long, your memory deteriorates, and you are unable to concentrate. Then this book will tell you how to achieve self-healing for anxiety. This book will give you some practical methods to treat anxiety, so that we can get rid of anxiety, achieve a healthier psychological state, and get life back on track.
This book is not only suitable for general readers, but also helpful in the treatment of neurosis and other diseases.
Are you suffering from anxiety? If you struggle with anxiety, you are not alone. Like tens of millions of people around the world, your anxiety can strike at any time, anywhere. No matter what your symptoms are, the psychological strategies and methods provided in this book can help you quickly reduce your anxiety.
The theories and methods in this book come from the author's many years of research results and clinical experience, and are suitable for various types of anxiety patients. The clear index and popular text in the book can help readers quickly find anti-anxiety methods that suit them.
This is a practical guide to managing and coping with anxiety disorders. Through rhetorical devices such as metaphor and parallelism, the author provides some specific methods and strategies for dealing with anxiety disorders. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the causes, symptoms, and effects of anxiety disorders, while sharing some self-help techniques and psychological adjustment methods through cases and practical experience. Readers can gradually alleviate the symptoms of anxiety disorders and improve their mental health through learning and practice. Read this book not only to gain professional knowledge about anxiety disorders, but also to think about the importance of mental health and personal coping strategies when facing anxiety.
This book is very helpful! It uses real cases as a template to introduce the treatment process in detail, making it easier for people to understand and deal with anxiety disorders. Dr. Weeks' method is very practical and has given me a lot of inspiration. I think everyone can find a method that suits them and help them get rid of anxiety.
This book is of great help to me
"All advice can be summed up in one word: Accept. Once you get the gist of this book - understanding, it doesn't matter if you forget the rest, as long as you remember that simple word: Accept. Good luck to everyone!"
Are there any people who are particularly afraid of heat? They can hardly leave the house in the summer. When it gets hot, their breathing becomes suffocated, their heart beats loudly, and they feel suffocated. They are especially afraid of fainting.
How did you overcome it [almost crying]
What I wrote is completely related to my current state of illness. After reading it, it can change many of my bad thoughts. Although it cannot cure me immediately, it has made me give up the thought of leaving immediately many times. I don't know how long I can hold on.
I'm not fighting alone. I'm not alone, [crying][crying]
Very useful. Foreigners' medical research is really great and they have made great contributions.
The treatment bible for people with anxiety disorders.
Is there anyone who wants to work together to change? I want to be braver. I need some courage and companionship. What about you? Follow @me, private window, and join a group together
As a senior patient with anxiety and depression, this is how I came out before I read this book. I analyzed myself step by step, repeatedly challenged myself, and faced myself. This book is very, very practical and can really save patients. I will read this book several times to help more people.
This book cures diseases and saves lives!
Awesome book, very useful
Every time I read a few chapters of this book, I will relax a lot. It is really useful for subconscious anxiety in my heart [Love] [Love]
The description in the book is almost the same as what I am going through. I hope I can find my true self through this experience!
A very good and practical book. Prepare to practice according to the teacher's instructions. Come on [code]
I didn't expect to see such a real version of myself in a psychology book, and I wasn't the only one who didn't receive any strange looks. I still hope that someone can help me. A doctor once told me that it was not recommended to travel far away to study if I was not cured. Later, I understood that I had to face all the problems alone. The fear of taking a train, taking a high-speed rail, or taking a bus for the first time, being overwhelmed, and afraid that anything would go wrong. Even my brain stopped functioning, and I would tremble when I stood at the station ticket gate. I dare not close my eyes 24 hours a day on the train, I am afraid of being slow to swipe the code on the bus (I choose not to go out), I am afraid of crossing the road (I choose to try not to let anything happen that requires me to walk to the opposite side)... I feel that fear and anxiety have taken over my life. No one can understand this feeling. Others will only think that I am too anxious and think too much. I also try to slowly make myself better. The so-called slowly getting better really means persistence and being forced to persist. I have to deal with these things, such as taking a bus or shopping. I am alone outside. I can only force myself to face it. It is a big challenge every time. I went out to study, but I still couldn't get rid of my anxiety, which turned into a fear of the day. I only felt alive at night. I never fell asleep during my lunch break. I listened to my fast beating heart and felt all kinds of discomfort in my stomach. I thought I was probably too anxious and vigilant. Anxiety has made my life very difficult. I am also very uncomfortable physically. It has hurt me mentally and physically. I hope that one day, I can stop being so anxious and be normal.
Although I am not a doctor, I agree with your statement. It is very good. The universe is programmed and its will cannot be changed. In Buddhist terms (all laws are empty and cause and effect is not empty), the mind is the best medicine (human practice in the world is to cultivate the mind). Therefore, as the Buddha says (there is nothing outside the heart), the heart is the human soul. Think about it, if the mind is strong, why fear ghosts and gods? [Like] [Like] [Like] [Love]
1. The two most important words are "acceptance". Accept your various physical reactions when anxiety or fear comes, accept that you can't calm down, accept that you will fail, accept that you will fail again and again. 2. Only by constantly mustering up the courage to face problems can problems be solved. Even if you fail often, you must have the courage to face your fear again and again, adopt the "acceptance" method, and do not escape or immerse yourself in it. To quote from the book, "Successfully overcoming difficulties once only means a momentary burst of courage; only successfully overcoming difficulties many times shows that courage is not a whim, but has become an instinct of the body." I recommend reading this book, it will bring you strength.
Very practical, exactly the same as the situation I am treating myself now
There is some illumination, and the idea of agoraphobia is interesting. —— I am used to eating a few familiar meals every day without thinking about the reason behind it. Is it out of laziness or fear? This choice is not necessarily the best, but it is safe and known. In other words, the window I haven't tasted might not be as bad or as daunting as I imagined.
Life is beautiful, don't let anxiety get to you. This is a practical guide to managing and coping with anxiety disorders. Through rhetorical devices such as metaphor and parallelism, the author provides some specific methods and strategies for dealing with anxiety disorders. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the causes, symptoms, and effects of anxiety disorders, while sharing some self-help techniques and psychological adjustment methods through cases and practical experience. Readers can gradually alleviate the symptoms of anxiety disorders and improve their mental health through learning and practice. Read this book not only to gain professional knowledge about anxiety disorders, but also to think about the importance of mental health and personal coping strategies when facing anxiety.
Very practical! A portable handbook for anti-anxiety warriors around the world, highly recommended to the anxiety patient community. The book analyzes the causes of anxiety disorders and guides readers to understand the root causes of their own anxiety disorders, so as to prescribe the right medicine and provide a wealth of solutions. In the process of reading, it is also a process of self-diagnosis and self-salvation. It is very practical and can lead people to come out. It is highly recommended for friends who feel anxious about many things right now to read it.
I have read the first and second volumes of the physical book, and I have gained something. However, the best situation is to live a normal life. When encountering problems, you still cannot do without medicine. Now that I have chewed it over and over again, I have a deeper understanding, and boldly follow the author's suggestions to try. Don't be discouraged even if you fail and repeat!
Modern society is developing rapidly, and everyone has varying degrees of anxiety. If you are also troubled by anxiety and tension, you become distracted all day long, your memory deteriorates, and you are unable to concentrate. Then this book will tell you how to achieve self-healing for anxiety. This book will give you some practical methods to treat anxiety, so that we can get rid of anxiety, achieve a healthier psychological state, and get life back on track.
This book is not only suitable for general readers, but also helpful in the treatment of neurosis and other diseases. Are you suffering from anxiety? If you struggle with anxiety, you are not alone. Like tens of millions of people around the world, your anxiety can strike at any time, anywhere. No matter what your symptoms are, the psychological strategies and methods provided in this book can help you quickly reduce your anxiety. The theories and methods in this book come from the author's many years of research results and clinical experience, and are suitable for various types of anxiety patients. The clear index and popular text in the book can help readers quickly find anti-anxiety methods that suit them.
This is a practical guide to managing and coping with anxiety disorders. Through rhetorical devices such as metaphor and parallelism, the author provides some specific methods and strategies for dealing with anxiety disorders. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the causes, symptoms, and effects of anxiety disorders, while sharing some self-help techniques and psychological adjustment methods through cases and practical experience. Readers can gradually alleviate the symptoms of anxiety disorders and improve their mental health through learning and practice. Read this book not only to gain professional knowledge about anxiety disorders, but also to think about the importance of mental health and personal coping strategies when facing anxiety.
This book is very helpful! It uses real cases as a template to introduce the treatment process in detail, making it easier for people to understand and deal with anxiety disorders. Dr. Weeks' method is very practical and has given me a lot of inspiration. I think everyone can find a method that suits them and help them get rid of anxiety.
This book is of great help to me
"All advice can be summed up in one word: Accept. Once you get the gist of this book - understanding, it doesn't matter if you forget the rest, as long as you remember that simple word: Accept. Good luck to everyone!"
Are there any people who are particularly afraid of heat? They can hardly leave the house in the summer. When it gets hot, their breathing becomes suffocated, their heart beats loudly, and they feel suffocated. They are especially afraid of fainting. How did you overcome it [almost crying]
What I wrote is completely related to my current state of illness. After reading it, it can change many of my bad thoughts. Although it cannot cure me immediately, it has made me give up the thought of leaving immediately many times. I don't know how long I can hold on. I'm not fighting alone. I'm not alone, [crying][crying]
Very useful. Foreigners' medical research is really great and they have made great contributions.
The treatment bible for people with anxiety disorders.
Is there anyone who wants to work together to change? I want to be braver. I need some courage and companionship. What about you? Follow @me, private window, and join a group together As a senior patient with anxiety and depression, this is how I came out before I read this book. I analyzed myself step by step, repeatedly challenged myself, and faced myself. This book is very, very practical and can really save patients. I will read this book several times to help more people.
This book cures diseases and saves lives!
Awesome book, very useful
Every time I read a few chapters of this book, I will relax a lot. It is really useful for subconscious anxiety in my heart [Love] [Love]
The description in the book is almost the same as what I am going through. I hope I can find my true self through this experience!
A very good and practical book. Prepare to practice according to the teacher's instructions. Come on [code]
A great book for treating neurological symptoms!
I have benefited a lot, thank you very much!
Well written. Worth seeing
Very good, helping others to help themselves
This book is great
Very useful, come on, everyone!